Curriculum Development, Review and Approval

A college curriculum - its breadth and rigor of courses, requirements for degrees and certificates, and the pathways that attending students take to finish them - is what defines the educational quality of an institution. At this site faculty, staff, and administrators at Modesto Junior College can find resources to support the creation, ongoing review, and management of curriculum - courses, degrees, and certificates at MJC, in support of the MJC mission.

Mission Statement

The Modesto Junior College Curriculum Committee reviews curriculum and academic policies to ensure compliance with Title 5 and California Education Code prior to recommendation to the District Governing Board for final approval. The committee also ensures that curriculum is sound, comprehensive, and responsive to the evolving needs of our students as well the academic, business, and local communities.

Approved by the Curriculum Committee (11/18/14)

Curriculum Meetings

• Curriculum meetings are open to the public. Attendance is encouraged for those who develop or are impacted by proposed changes to curriculum.
• All scheduled Tuesday meetings take place in Yosemite 213 at 2:40 PM unless otherwise noted.
• Course and program proposals approved now through Fall 2019 (Last October meeting) will take effect Summer 2020
• All Curriculum Committee Meetings are recorded
• Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found at the following link:
  https://www.mjc.edu/governance/curriculum/agendas.php
• 2019-2020 Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates

Resources

• AB 705: What is AB 705?
• ACCJC Accreditation Standards (Adopted June 2014)
• Approved TMC Templates at the CCCCO
• Chancellor's Office Curriculum Inventory (New 2017 COCI 2.0 Inventory)
• Check the status of a statewide TMC (ADT) at MJC (Rev. 04/26/18)
• Curriculum Review Matrix for 2018-2023 (Approved 11/21/17)
• Curriculum Review Matrix for 2013-2018 (Approved 09/10/13)
• C-ID PowerPoint
• Course Proposal Justification Form (Approved by CC 11/04/14, rev. 11/24/14)
• Course Quality and Currency Criteria (Approved March 20, 2018)
• Curriculum Committee Documents and Resolutions Voted on by Academic Senate
  (Sunset Policy, Independent Study Form, Resolution F 15-D, Curriculum Review Process, Course Justification form and more)
• Curriculum Committee Review Process (Approved by Academic Senate 04/16/15)
• Curriculum Committee Training Day Resources
• How to review an MJC course to see if it aligns with a C-ID descriptor
• Program and Course Approval Handbook 6th Edition (PCAH)

CCCCO News and Documents

CCCCO Annual Credit Course Certification for Modesto Junior College 2017

CCCCO: "Credit Course Repetitions Guidelines, November 2013" (11/20/13)

CCCCO Memo: AA-T and AS-T Goals: Attaining 100% by College (11/30/12)